海洋石油安全管理细则(英文初稿).doc

Order of the State Administration of Work Safety No. 25 The Rules on Safety Management of Offshore Oil have been adopted at the director generals office meeting of the State Administration of Work Safety on August 24, 2009, are hereby promulgated, and shall come into force as of December 1, 2009. Director General: Luo Lin Date: September 7, 2009 Rules on Safety Management of Offshore Oil Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 For purposes of strengthening the safety management of offshore oil operation, protecting the operators’ life and property, as well as preventing and reducing offshore oil production safety accidents, these Rules are hereby formulated in accordance with relevant laws such as the Production Safety Law, regulations, and standards. Article 2 These Rules shall apply to the safety in the production of offshore oil (including natural gas, hereinafter the same) in the internal water, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone and continental shelf within the territory of the Peoples Republic of China as well as other sea areas under the jurisdiction of the Peoples Republic of China, and to the supervision and administration thereof. Article 3 Operators and contractors of offshore oil are the subjects of responsibilities for the safety in the production of offshore oil operation and shall be responsible for such production safety. Article 4 The China Offshore Oil Operation Safety Office under the State Administration of Work Safety (hereinafter referred to as the “COOOSO”) is responsible for the supervision and administration on the safety in the production of national offshore oil; and the suboffices of the Offshore Oil Safety Office in China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Petroleum Chemical Corporation, and China National Petroleum Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Relevant Offshore Oil Safety Suboffice”) are responsible for the supervision and administration on the safety in the offshore oil production of the afore